Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 22 May 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 11PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (22 May)7ft (2.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
1.9
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
10
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.4
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.4
NE
10
3
ENE
10
2.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
468
560
650
751
808
906
890
657
733
733
617
683
1358
1358
1609
1824
1122
1744
1878
1840
1049
1594
799
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:11AM2.11m
12:35PM1.86m
1:09AM2.03m
1:38PM1.79m
2:07AM1.95m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.14m
6:33AM0.27m
6:47PM0.25m
7:32AM0.31m
7:47PM0.34m
8:31AM0.34m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:20
5:20
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NW
12
0.8
ENE
10
1.9
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.9
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
10
0.3
N
11
0.9
N
11
2.4
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
6
125
657
733
733
617
683
21
185
1122
1049
799
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
5
5
23
55
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.4
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.4
NE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2
E
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2
E
9
3
ENE
10
2.1
E
8
Energy kJ
441
468
560
650
751
808
906
890
477
495
495
577
639
1358
1358
1609
1824
651
1744
1878
1840
637
1594
596
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
82
82
82
82
127
130
82
82
82
82
147
82
130
130
82
147
147
82
147
147
134
147
147
134
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
7
5
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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